Comment on Tesla’s Share of U.S. Electric Car Market Falls Below 50%
Delta_V@lemmy.world 2 months ago
The market for hybrid vehicles has lately been growing even faster than for fully electric vehicles; hybrids, which do not have to be plugged in, allow consumers to avoid a patchy national public charging network.
Not to mention the lack of chargers at rented residences, and the inability for most of us to afford to buy our own house.
tburkhol@lemmy.world 2 months ago
In the US, plug-in hybrid is a decent way to cover the breadth of consumer desires. Get a battery big enough for 50 miles of daily commuting, but have the ICE for 500 mile holiday trips. More complicated, having both power systems, and you still have the tie to gasoline, but you don’t have to lug a massively oversized battery pack everywhere you go and you still get most of your transportation energy from the electric grid.
Delta_V@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yeah, if you’ve got a short commute, and some way to charge it at home, that’s the way to go. I’ve heard second hand about people needing to add fuel stabilizer to their plug-in hybrid because they use so little gas.
intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 months ago
The “tie to gasoline” is definitely a feature for me. I want to be able to fuel my car and keep going quickly.
pineapplelover@lemm.ee 2 months ago
You’re bound to take breaks to eat or something anyway and there are chargers everywhere now. By the time you’re done eating, it will be full.